Allergic to Idiots

🧠 Why Allergic to Idiots, And What It Really Means

Let’s be honest: the name is provocative.

But if you’re here, it probably triggered something in you, a chuckle, a nod… maybe even a little discomfort.

Good. Because that’s where conversations begin.

When I was a kid, I loved debate. Not the kind where you scream to win. The kind where you’re handed a topic… and the side you disagree with. And your job? Defend it. Convince. Shift perspective. That exercise changed everything for me.

It taught me to think deeper, to listen better, to question my own beliefs. Fast forward to adulthood… and I look around. Everyone’s talking. Few are listening. And even fewer are learning.

That’s why this blog is called Allergic to Idiots.

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📖 Semantics Matter

Let’s break it down.

Idiot

From Greek idiōtēs – a private person, an unskilled individual, someone uninformed.

Later Latin and Old French reinforced the meaning:

“An ignorant person. A layman. Someone with no knowledge in a field.”

Today:

noun – a stupid person; someone showing poor judgment or lack of awareness.

So no , it’s not about intelligence.

It’s about choosing ignorance over curiosity.

When I say I’m “allergic to idiots,” I’m not talking about intelligence. I’m talking about willful ignorance.

We live in an age where opinions spread faster than facts. Where self-proclaimed “experts” dominate conversations they barely understand. Where algorithms reward certainty, not nuance.

And I’m tired of it.

As Jean-Marc Jancovici , a French engineer and ecological thinker, brilliantly put it:

“An expert is someone whose competence is recognized by their peers, and who has published in peer-reviewed journals without being refuted by the same process.”

I’m not allergic to people who haven’t read Nietzsche. I’m not asking everyone to become an academic.

I’m allergic to those who don’t even want to try.
Who stay stuck.
Who never question themselves.
Who talk just to talk / not to learn.

I’m just asking for one thing: intellectual effort.

The willingness to learn. To evolve. To ask better questions.

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🗣️ What I Crave: Real Conversation

What I miss in this hyper-connected world is real connection, the kind that comes from open, honest, curious debate.

Not the performative, ego-driven noise we often see online or in politics, where no one listens and everyone just wants to “win.”

I’m craving a space where:

• Doubt is welcome.
• Perspective matters more than being right.
• Ideas are sharpened, not shut down.
• We don’t confuse confidence with competence.
• We value asking over asserting.
• We debate to understand, not dominate.

Because that’s how we grow, not by shouting, but by listening deeply.

I used to say to my employees: I don’t want to recruit someone who have all the good answers, but someone who’ll have the good questions !

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👣 From Perception to Perspective

One of the best pieces of advice I ever heard came from Andrew Bustamante, a former CIA spy:

“Change your perception into perspective.”

It’s simple, but powerful.

It means stepping out of your own lens and into someone else’s, not to agree, but to understand.

That’s what I want here:

A digital agora. Where curiosity is cool again. Where not agreeing becomes a habit.
Where we slow down. Ask better questions. Where disagreement doesn’t mean disrespect.

And try, genuinely, to see through someone else’s eyes, even just for a moment.

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💬 Allergic to Idiots = Addicted to Growth

So yes, I’m allergic to those who refuse to learn, who never question themselves, who double down on ignorance.

But really, what I’m addicted to is:

• Learning
• Unlearning
• Growing
• Debating
• Listening
• Rethinking

This blog is my starting point. But eventually, I dream of creating a platform – a digital agora – for curious minds who want more than clickbait and hot takes.

People who want to think, together. I want cool minds.

And in a world where everyone wants to be right, I want to be someone who’s still willing to be wrong.

So if you’re into big questions, real talk, and mental sparring with kindness, you’re home.

Because being Allergic to Idiots?

It’s not about judgment.

It’s about standards.

And it’s time we raise them.